Rammbock [Berlin Undead aka Siege of the Dead] (2010)

(In French, On Cable TV, June 2021) Oh no! There’s a zombie apocalypse in Berlin and, well, that’s pretty much all the plot that you really need to know about Berlin Undead, a rather ordinary take on the zombie apocalypse that has the sole distinction of being set in Eastern Berlin. The script’s big idea is that is zombies are created by a virus that can be activated by strong emotions, which makes for a convenient plot point when one character finds out that his girlfriend has dumped him for another man. At a bare 63 minutes, director Marvin Kren’s Berlin Undead doesn’t exactly overstay its welcome, but it is so similar to other zombie films that there’s not much in terms of set-pieces or distinctive characters. At best, it eventually claws its way to adequacy — something fun for zombie fans, but slightly annoying to those who have overdosed on other, better zombie movies.